Portugals Communist Housing Estate by Álvaro Siza

Short Documentary: When a Communist authority came to power in the Portuguese city of Évora, the architect Álvaro Siza began work on a low rise, low budget development of social housing forover 1, 200 families. Despite limited resources and a complex site, the resulting scheme blends poeticreferences toÉvoras Roman origins with pragmatism and flexibility. Shot on location in Portugal, this short documentary continues the ARs new series of filmed building critiques. The film accompanies and amplifies Ellis Woodmans Revisitessay on the same topic inthis months issue